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00:10 This sleek intercity express or ice train was taken out of service in Germany and prepared
00:15 for an historic six-month tour and demonstration in the United States.
00:19 Through the combined efforts of Siemens, AEG, the German Federal Railroad, and Amtrak,
00:26 the American people were able to see and experience the hottest thing on rails.
00:30 The aerodynamic train arrived at the Port of Baltimore to begin technical trials with Amtrak.
00:37 Amtrak's evaluation of the ice train was part of its planned purchase
00:41 of 26 high-speed train sets for the Northeast Corridor.
00:44 Siemens and AEG, the train's manufacturers, have teamed up with General Motors' Electromotive
00:50 Division to form High Speed America, a consortium that will bid
00:53 to produce an American version of the ice designed to meet the particular needs
00:58 of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor and beyond.
01:00 The companies that form High Speed America have three centuries of experience
01:05 in railroad technologies, and they are prepared to build high-speed trains
01:09 in the United States if successful in their Amtrak bid.
01:12 High Speed America is committed to helping Amtrak become the primary operator of a modern,
01:17 efficient, and environmentally sound intercity rail system.
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01:26 The speedy ice train has been tested at over 250 miles per hour.
01:31 Amtrak received a special waiver from the Federal Railroad Administration
01:35 for a speed trial along the Northeast Corridor between Washington, D.C. and New York.
01:39 The ice train reached an astonishing 162 miles per hour on American tracks,
01:44 almost one-third faster than the fastest passenger trains in the United States.
01:50 After the completion of technical testing, the ice train began its national tour,
01:54 visiting many of the largest American cities from coast to coast.
01:57 The two-month tour included those areas designated
02:01 by Congress as potential high-speed corridors.
02:03 In its journey across the United States, the ice train traveled some 20,000 miles,
02:11 pulled by a pair of state-of-the-art diesel-electric locomotives manufactured
02:15 by EMD and Siemens.
02:17 Almost 100,000 Americans saw the ice train on its national tour, while millions more saw it
02:22 on news reports and read about it in newspapers and magazines.
02:25 Leading politicians, including Secretary of Transportation Federico Pena,
02:29 hailed high-speed rail as the future of transportation in America.
02:34 With the tour complete, the ice train began its toughest test,
02:41 convincing regular passengers that it should be the Amtrak train of the future.
02:46 In two-and-a-half months of daily Amtrak Metroliner service between Washington,
02:50 D.C. and New York, the train performed flawlessly.
02:53 Passenger enthusiasm was high, increasing Amtrak ridership by 30 percent on the ice train.
02:59 Reaching speeds of up to 135 miles per hour, the ice train whisked passengers to
03:04 and from New York in unprecedented luxury.
03:07 Thirty-thousand passengers rode the ice train during its Metroliner service,
03:11 getting a rare opportunity to experience the finest high-speed rail technology,
03:16 the world has to offer.
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